The Actor Speaks Voice and the Performer

In The Actor Speaks, Patsy Rodenburg takes actors and actresses, both professional and beginners, through a complete voice workshop. She touches on every aspect of performance work that involves the voice and sorts through the kinds of vexing problems every performer faces onstage: breathing and relaxation; vocal range and power; communication with other actors; singing and acting simultaneously; working on different-sized stages and in both large and small auditoriums; and approaching the vocal demands of different kinds of scripts, etc. The final word on the actors voice, The Actor Speaks is a classic work that every actor must have.

Patsy Rodenburg is Director of Voice at London's Royal National Theater and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. As a leading voice and acting coach, she works regularly with actors including Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Nicole Kidman, and Ralph Fiennes.

Dame Judi Dench, one of the foremost actors of our day, has won the Oscar, the Tony and the Olivier award.